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- E911
- (Enhanced 911) Refers to 911 emergency service on cellular and Internet telephone calls VoIP. In 1996, the FCC mandated a two-phase implementation for cellphone carriers to be completed...
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- Court stays FCC's new E911 standards
- Court stays FCC's new E911 standardsSeptember 11 coincidence?I wonder how much of this legislation is going to be used for the purposes of tracking domestic citizens, under the guise of a “safety” law?
- Tags: Federal government, Quality, E911, FCC
- Discussion threads 2008-03-27
- FCC drops E911 cutoff date
- FCC drops E911 cutoff dateBrilliant!The previous plan made heaps of sense. Let's see... we're not sure if you have enhanced 911. So we'll turn off your phones and you'll have NO 911.lol, politicsSo what is this next generation networkOk I have some questions on what this quote means? "a next-generation...
- Tags: Federal government, Telecom & Utilities, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FCC, regulation, E911
- Discussion threads 2005-11-08
- Another FCC E911 pushback: wise leniency or butt-cover backpedal?
- Another FCC E911 pushback: wise leniency or butt-cover backpedal?I think that the FCC has set a bad precedentI don't think that the FCC should have backed down from its original deadline, and I think that it should have forced providers to cut off subscribers who did not acknowledge the 911...
- Tags: Federal government, FCC, FCC E911, procrastinator, E911
- Discussion threads 2005-09-28
- Another FCC E911 pushback: wise leniency or butt-cover backpedal?
- Well, the Federal Communications Commission once again has rolled back their deadline mandating that VoIP service providers interrrupt service for those customers who have not yet gotten back to them with an acknowledgement they understand the current limitations of VoIP E911.The previous deadline had been today."After considering the reports detailing...
- Tags: FCC, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-09-28
- FCC extends deadline another 30 days
- This afternoon, the FCC extended VoIP subscribers E911 limitations acknowledgement deadline from this Monday to September 28.Thousands of Internet phone users who have not yet acknowledged limitations to their providers' 911 service will get an extra month before their service is cut off. Colleague Marguerite Reardon reports today that industry...
- Tags: FCC, E911
- Blog posts 2005-08-26
- FCC extends E911 deadline for VoIP users
- FCC extends E911 deadline for VoIP usersRe: FCC extends E911 deadline for VoIP usersWho called 9-1-1 to get the FCC to push the deadline? ;-)E911 DeadlineNot only are VoIP being cut off, but if you have "On Star" in your vehicle as of January 2006, if your vehicle...
- Tags: Federal government, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, irony, FCC, E911, VoIP, E911 Deadline
- Discussion threads 2005-08-26
- Providers seek extension as E911 cutoff date nears
- Thousands of VoIP customers could lose service next week, unless the FCC grants an extension to providers, a coalition of VoIP providers said in a letter to the FCC. Under current rules, any VoIP customer who doesn't acknowledge that they may not be able to reach 911 must be cut...
- Tags: VoIP, FCC
- Blog posts 2005-08-25
- Time Warner Cable: all have acknowledged E911 limits; Me: Yea, right
- Next Monday is the FCC deadline for VoIP customers to get back to their access providers acknowledging the limitations of E911.Fail to acknowledge, says the FCC, and VoIP access providers are supposed to interrupt your service the next day. Until you comply by acknowledging.But exactly what percent of VoIP subscribers...
- Tags: FCC
- Blog posts 2005-08-25
- FCC/state PUC task force moves forward on E911 rules
- Following up on the FCC's e911 rules created in May, which dictate that VoIP providers to handle 911 calls, the FCC and the National Association of announced July 25 the creation of a joint task force comprised staff from the FCC and state public utility commissions, working wit public safety...
- Tags: E911, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-07-28
- You haven't acknowledged VoIP E911 limitations? Get ready for pester-overdrive
- If you are a VoIP subscriber, you better hope your VoIP provider keeps efficient enough records to separate those customers who have acknowledged the limitations of VoIP E911 from those who have not.Should your VoIP provider not have that data wall in place, get ready for a barrage of emails,voice...
- Tags: VoIP company, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-07-27
- VoIP providers to customers: tell us you understand E911 is limited for now
- VoIP providers to customers: tell us you understand E911 is limited for nowI got a call too, but i refuse to acknowledge it.Be interesting to see if they kick me off or not. I dont use it as my primary because i have a cell phone. I...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Federal government, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP, VoIP company, FCC, E911
- Discussion threads 2005-07-21
- VoIP providers to customers: tell us you understand E911 is limited for now
- The FCC is requiring VoIP service providers to obtain acknowledgement from customers that they understand the current limitations of their provider's E911 service.The requirement is to be fulfilled by July 29. That's a week from tomorrow, you know?According to an article in telephony news site Voxilla, some service providers are...
- Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP company, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-07-21
- If cell gets FCC E-911 extension, guess who's next to try it
- If cell gets FCC E-911 extension, guess who's next to try itThese issues need to be resolved....I have been 9-1-1 Dispatcher for over twenty years and next to Computer Aided Dispatch systems, Landline E911 has had the greatest impact in my job. As cellular and mapping technology have advanced, the...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, E911 network, VoIP, E911, VoIP company, FCC
- Discussion threads 2005-07-05
- If cell gets FCC E-911 extension, guess who's next to try it
- With the Federal Communications Commission's deadline for E911 VOIP now a little over two months away, I think we may be seeing the immediate future of this compliance deadline reflected in dealings between the FCC and another group of telecom interests.The Cellular Communications and Internet Association and the Rural Cellular...
- Tags: FCC, E911
- Blog posts 2005-07-05
- FCC to VoIP carriers: zero tolerance for vague E911 language
- FCC to VoIP carriers: zero tolerance for vague E911 languageA sticker !I am pleased that FCC only asked for a sticker and did not require the device to sing a jingle - I don't do 911 la la la... Come on FCC you could be less childish than that. I...
- Tags: Federal government, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FCC, VoIP, E911
- Discussion threads 2005-06-15
- FCC to VoIP carriers: zero tolerance for vague E911 language
- Colleague Ben Charny points to an Federal Communications Commission E911 VoIP provider compliance directive that upon reading, is more strict and specific than has generally been reported.I've just read the 91-page document, and it appears that the FCC order expects all VoIP providers to adhere to very specific E911 customer...
- Tags: VoIP, E911
- Blog posts 2005-06-15
- Seven key E911 issues the FCC ruling glosses over
- Seven key E911 issues the FCC ruling glosses overWall Street Article-911 & Cell PhonesTests Show Many Cellphone Calls To 911 Go UnlocatedBy ANNE MARIE SQUEO Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNALMay 19, 2005; Page B1In a windowless room in downtown Brooklyn, N.Y., 911 operators answer emergency calls for all...
- Tags: Federal government, Cellular phones, Handhelds, E911, cell phone, FCC, GPS, carrier
- Discussion threads 2005-05-19
- Seven key E911 issues the FCC ruling glosses over
- I've just read FCC Chair Kevin Martin's statement about today's FCC dictate requiring that VoIP providers offer E911 services starting 120 days from now.Already, the mainstream news media are painting this as an airtight provision that solves the problem of E911 access. Yet I must tell you, it is anything...
- Tags: FCC, VoIP company, VoIP
- Blog posts 2005-05-19
- Former FCC wireless E911 chief: VoIP E911 to take years, not 120 days
- Former FCC wireless E911 chief: VoIP E911 to take years, not 120 daysIf it gets done at all...it won't get done right.The whole notion is absolutely wrong-headed. Frankly, I don't care whether it happens or not.To me it dramatically underscores the old saying that for the man whose only...
- Tags: Federal government, wireless, E911, FCC, VoIP
- Discussion threads 2005-05-19
- Former FCC wireless E911 chief: VoIP E911 to take years, not 120 days
- As head of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau in the mid 1990s, John Muleta oversaw the mandated requirement that cell carriers ensure access to 911 emergency services.Now an attorney in private practice with Washington, D.C.-based Venable LLP, Muleta looks upon today's expected FCC mandatory VoIP E911 ruling as leading to...
- Tags: FCC, E911, Muleta, John Muleta
- Blog posts 2005-05-19
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